Voters across North Carolina sent a clear message to state legislators last Tuesday when all 16 tax-hike referenda including proposed sales, real-estate, and meals taxes were voted down, many by huge margins.

"There will be many battles to wage for free-market principles in the upcoming months, but we will find common ground with Obama on tax cuts, earmark reform, and greater transparency and accountability in government spending.

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Group sets eyes on defeating proposed Durham Meals Tax in fall election

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill can deliver a victory over the current Congressional ban on energy exploration by "doing nothing," the grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) said at its Capitol Hill news conference today. House and Senate lawmakers joined AFP to send that strong message at the two-week-mark in the countdown to American Energy Freedom Day — the October 1st expiration date of the current Congressional ban on offshore drilling and oil shale recovery.